Saturday, October 20, 2007
Democratic Women of NM State Convention Set for 10.27.07
From Democratic Women of New Mexico: "Setting the Stage for the 2008 Convention": The National Federation of Democratic Women's Convention is coming to Albuquerque in 2008 -- planning begins NOW! Please join us in making this national opportunity a great success. This is our chance to show off our beautiful state and to launch the 2008 Presidential Election Season.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Sign-in and Breakfast 8:00 AM
Meeting Starts at 9:00 AM
Luncheon at 12:00 PM
Early Registration (Deadline: Thursday, October 25) - $30.00
Registration at Door - $50.00
Registration Fee Includes Luncheon
MCM Elegante Hotel, 2020 Menaul NE , Albuquerque, NM
Special Guests: DNC Secretary Alice Germond; New Mexico DNC Committee-Woman Mary Gail Gwaltney; Helen Kutchner, NFDW; DPNM Chairman Brian S. Colon. Presidential Campaign Representatives: Introduced by JoElla Redmon, Executive Director Martin Luther King, Jr. State Commission
Please call Kathy Duffy at 873-7213 or Maxine Velasquez at 831-2233 to make your reservation.
Paid for by the Democratic Party of New Mexico. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. To contribute, go here: .
October 20, 2007 at 10:56 AM in Democratic Party, Local Politics, Women's Issues | Permalink | Comments (0)
Friday, October 19, 2007
Richardson Campaign Rally in ABQ Thursday
From Richardson for President:
Please join me and my campaign for a Road Runner Rally this Thursday, October 25, at the IBEW Union Hall in Albuquerque from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. In less than 84 days the first votes will be cast in the 2008 Democratic Caucuses in Iowa-- time is of the essence, and I need your help! Having given me the largest margin of victory in a Governor's race in more than four decades, I need your support now more than ever to keep the momentum rolling to take back the White House in 2008! I look forward to seeing you on Thursday to discuss my roadmap to the White House and how you can help. Here are the details for the event.
| What: | Richardson Road Runner Rally |
| When: | Thursday, October 25 at 4:30 PM |
| Where: | IBEW Union Hall |
See you then,
Governor Bill Richardson
October 19, 2007 at 08:37 AM in 2008 Presidential Primary, Events, Local Politics | Permalink | Comments (0)
Friday, October 12, 2007
Sunday: Party to Benefit Conservation Voters NM
From :
Ned & Janis Farquhar cordially invite you to:
"Protect New Mexico"
a party to benefit
Conservation Voters New Mexico & CVNM PAC
Sunday, October 14, 3:00 - 5:30 PM
1414 Camino Amparo NW, Albuquerque NM 87107
We will honor our local 2007 Conservation Champions, including: Sen. Dede Feldman, Sen. Cisco McSorley, Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Rep. Elias Barela, Rep. Miguel Garcia, Rep. Rick Miera, Rep. Mimi Stewart and Rep. Peter Wirth. (invited)
For more info, click to see flyer (doc).
October 12, 2007 at 09:55 AM in Environment, Events, Local Politics | Permalink | Comments (0)
New National President to Keynote Common Cause NM Annual Luncheon
From Common Cause New Mexico:
Please join me on Saturday, October 20 for Common Cause New Mexico's annual luncheon. You don't want to miss this year's event! Dr. Bob Edgar, the new national president of Common Cause, will be delivering the keynote speech on efforts to enact much-needed ethics reforms in response to a series of high-profile corruption scandals both in New Mexico and Washington, DC.
This will also be your chance to meet the new executive director of Common Cause New Mexico, Steven Robert Allen. Please RSVP today. Here are all the details:
What: Common Cause New Mexico's annual luncheon; $20 includes a catered lunch, and all proceeds support our work in New Mexico
When: Saturday, October 20 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Where: UNM Continuing Education Building (click for a map)
Who: Bob Edgar, president of Common Cause, and you !
Please register today to reserve your spot! If you have any questions, please call (505) 323-6399.
Thank you, and I hope you can join us on October 20 to hear about the growing movement for ethics reform both on the national level and here in New Mexico.
Sincerely,
Jack Taylor
Chair, Common Cause New Mexico
October 12, 2007 at 09:16 AM in Events, Local Politics | Permalink | Comments (0)
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Revealed: Domenici Retiring Due to Progressive Brain Disease
Sad news. According to an AP story, Sen. Pete Domenici is retiring because he suffers from a progressive disease that can cause dysfunction in the parts of the brain important for organization, decision-making and control of mood and behavior. The disease is said to be Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD). A draft of his retirement statement supplied to the AP reveals that Domenici learned the disease is worsening when he had it checked in late September. Excerpts:
The progress of this disease is apparently erratic and unpredictable. It may well be that seven years from now, it will be stable," Domenici intends to say, according to a draft of remarks prepared for delivery.
"On the other hand, it may also be that the disease will have incapacitated me. I am not willing to take a chance that the people who have so honored me with their trust for 40 years might not be served as well as they deserve in the United States Senate."
... In his prepared remarks, Domenici said that as recently as April, "the disease had not progressed."
... "No cure for my disease exists, yet," he said. "But, if we work hard enough, we may be able to find a way to cure people with diseases of the brain in the future. That would be truly a wonderful thing."
In the draft remarks, Domenici also says he is confident he'll be able to serve the rest of his current term.
I've often been tough on Sen. Domenici for his political positions and actions. Right now, though, I want to express my compassion for his health problems and my hope that modern medicine can bring them under control. Whatever political views we have, I think we can honor Pete Domenici for his distinguished career in the public spotlight and extend our thanks for his decades of service to Albuquerque, the State of New Mexico and the nation.
Some milestones from the Pete Domenici's life, from his Senate website:
Personal History
- Born May 7, 1932 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- One of five children, and only son, of Italian immigrants
- Worked in father's wholesale grocery business
- Graduated 1950 from St. Mary's High School, Albuquerque
- Earned education degree, University of New Mexico, 1954
- Pitched for Albuquerque Dukes—a farm club for the old Brooklyn Dodgers, 1954
- Left baseball to become math teacher at Garfield Junior High in Albuquerque, 1955
- Earned law degree, University of Denver, 1958
- Returned to Albuquerque, entered private practice, 1958
- Married the former Nancy Burk, 1958
- The Domenicis have eight children: two sons and six daughters
Political Experience
- Domenici elected to Albuquerque City Commission, 1966
- Elected Commission Chairman (equivalent then to Mayor), 1967
- First Republican in 38 years in New Mexico to be elected to U.S. Senate, 1972
- With re-election in 2002, Domenici became the first New Mexican elected to serve six full six-year terms in the Senate.
- Domenici has served longer in the U.S. Senate than any other New Mexican in history
"...Mr. Domenici enjoys a universal reputation as one of the Senate's hardest working, most intelligent and most intense members."—New York Times, May 1995
To read other posts on the U.S. Senate race in New Mexico, visit our archive.
October 4, 2007 at 02:42 AM in 2008 NM Senate Race, Local Politics | Permalink | Comments (3)
Friday, September 28, 2007
ABQ United Nations Association to Present Congressional Candidate Forum on UN Issues
The Albuquerque chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA and the UNM World Affairs Delegation will present a Congressional candidate forum to address USA-United Nations issues. The focus: How should the United States of America work with the United Nations to combat terrorism, reduce povery, reduce abuses of human rights and control epidemic infectious diseases?
The forum will be held on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 7:00 PM at the Albuquerque Mennonite Church, 1300 Girard NE (one block north of Constitution; about 8 blocks from the UNM Law School or 500 yards north of Lomas). The event is open to the public at no charge.
All candidates in the NM primary election races for the US House of Representatives and Senate have been invited to present their views of United States-United Nations issues. Since the United Nations has so many facets, each participant may select his or her own topic to discuss. However, we have suggested concentrating on controversial subjects such as:
- Enlargement of the Security Council.
- To block a Security Council action, more than one permanent member must cast a veto.
- Should the USA become a member state of the International Criminal Court?
- Should there be a permanent UN rapid reaction force?
- What role is there for the UN in Iraq?
The moderator will be Professor Mark Peceny, Chair of the Dept. of Political Science at UNM. Each candidate would speak for 10 minutes. After each has spoken, there would be questions from the audience, from the moderator and from one another. Please contact Maureen Wright for more info: 881-4536, mgwright@comcast.net.
Editor's Note: You're urged to encourage the Congressional primary candidates of both parties in your district to participate in this forum. You know what to do!
September 28, 2007 at 12:13 PM in Current Affairs, Local Politics, NM-01 Congressional Seat 2008, NM-02 Congressional Race 2008, NM-03 Congressional Seat 2008 | Permalink | Comments (1)
Monday, September 24, 2007
Tonight on Espejos: Affordable Housing in ABQ
From Javier Benavidez: Check out KUNM 89.9FM TONIGHT, Monday, September 24th, at 8:00 PM for a live discussion with organizers of the Workforce Housing Opportunity Act (WHOA), an effort to establish a trust fund for permanently affordable housing in Albuquerque.
This past summer, organizers achieved the placement of the bond question on the ballot to be voted on by Albuquerqueans in the muncipal election on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007. If approved, the fund will provide more than $5 million per year (with a required match of $20 million from non-city funds) for land banking and the construction, financing, and rehabilitation of affordable housing in Albuquerque.
Issues including national housing market trends, the mortgage lending industry crisis, and gentrification have made home ownership challenging in Albuquerque's established neighborhoods for low to moderate income residents. Please tune in for a discussion about the struggle for permanently affordable housing in Albuquerque and beyond.
Espejos de Aztlan has been on-air since 1979 and is part of the Raices Collective which conducts programming on news, culture and music from a Latino perspective on KUNM 89.9FM. For more information or to submit input about Espejos de Aztlan, please visit the "Raices" link at https://kunm.org/culture/.
September 24, 2007 at 02:00 PM in 2007 Albq. Municipal Elections, Economy, Populism, Local Politics, Media | Permalink | Comments (1)
Focus Ink Hosts Progressive 'Network for Change' 9.29.07
Don't miss this one if you're interested in progressive politics and hooking up with others dedicated to organizing for positive change. Albuquerque's Focus Ink is hosting an open house/progressive gathering on Saturday, September 29, from Noon to 4:00 PM, so people can "Network for Change." Almost four dozen organizations, candidates and elected officials will have info tables at this festive gathering. Click for a flyer (pdf).
Open to all -- join us! Free refreshments too. Parking will be at Highland High School adjacent to the gathering. Click for map. Pass it on!
There's still time to have your organization table at the event. Contact:
Nancy Denker
Focus Ink, Inc.
We Print EVERYTHING from walnuts to signs!
www.focusink.com
505-265-3497, 505-266-4538 fax
335 Jefferson SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) #195766
International Union of Sign Painters and Allied Trades
Official licensed vendor for International Brotherhood of Teamsters
September 24, 2007 at 10:00 AM in Events, Local Politics | Permalink | Comments (0)
Sunday, September 23, 2007
ABQ Mayor Chavez and Police Chief Apologize to Peace Demonstrators
Some good news. As described in a previous post, peaceful demonstrators at last Saturday's Iraq occupation protest at Kirtland AFB's Truman Gate in Albuquerque got a raw deal from members of the Albuquerque Police Department. Those participating in the protest were called names, cars parked in legal spaces were ticketed if they had certain bumperstickers, mounted officers steered their horses onto the sidewalk where people were standing with signs and other problems were reported.
As KRQE News 13 reports, representatives of the peace movement met with Mayor Martin Chavez and APD Chief Ray Schultz last Thursday and received their apologies, as well as a pledge that officers will receive additional training on how to respond to peaceful demonstrations:
A confrontation between anti-war protestors and Albuquerque police last weekend has brought an apology from city officials and a promise of more training for police, according to a protest leader.
... "There's going to be training on First Amendment rights," protest organizer Jeanne Pahls said. "We in the peace movement are looking forward to see how the Police Oversight Committee deals with this.
"We'd like to see there's some accountability for the behavior we saw on Saturday."
View the KRQE News report, which includes video taken at the protest by participants:
September 23, 2007 at 10:46 AM in Civil Liberties, Iraq War, Local Politics | Permalink | Comments (5)
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Calling All Democrats: RSVP NOW for NM State Organizing Summit Hosted by DPNM, DNC
From the Democratic Party of New Mexico: What a year we had in 2006! Didn’t it feel great to win? Wouldn’t it be great to feel that way again in 2008 when we elect a Democratic President? JOIN the Democratic Party of New Mexico (DPNM) and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for the New Mexico State Organizing Summit and help make us a
The DPNM, in conjunction with the DNC, will host a free training summit for party activists, community members and candidates. Training will focus on Volunteer Recruitment, Party Building, and Voter Contact. Two separate trainings are scheduled; all activists and party members are encouraged to join us:
Saturday, September 29th, 2007- 9:00 AM -12:30 PM
Alamogordo, NM ♦ Alamogordo Senior Center ♦ 2201 Puerto Rico Ave.
Register ONLINE
Download Alamogordo Agenda
Sunday, September 30th, 2007, 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Albuquerque, NM ♦ UNM School of Law ♦ RM 2401 ♦ 1117 Stanford NE
Download Albuquerque Agenda
The 2008 Election Cycle will be the most important election of our time. To prepare for this momentous event, the New Mexico State Organizing Summit will equip you with the tools to organize other Democrats for the upcoming elections. You’ll have an opportunity to hone your skills as a grassroots activist and learn effective tactics in making positive changes in our state and our country. By participating in this training and using what you learn at the precinct level, you will help ensure that Democrats win elections from the Roundhouse to the White House.
Pleases RSVP with the DPNM by calling 1-800-624-2457 and asking for Mike Wilder or Joseph Casados no later than 5:00 PM, Thursday, September 27th, 2007. You may also email Joseph Casados or Mike Wilder. To receive training materials and reserve a seat at the summit you must RSVP.
September 22, 2007 at 09:55 AM in Candidates & Races, Democratic Party, Events, Local Politics | Permalink | Comments (2)
